Gossypium hirsutum L.
MALVACEAE
- Mallow family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Gossypium hirsutum L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 975 (1763)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Upland cotton
English name: American cotton English name: American upland cotton
Spanish name: algodonero americano
French name: cotonnier américain
Italian name: Cotone americano
German name: Uplandbaumwolle
Grown habit: Tree, Subshrub, Shrub
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Gossypium hirsutum L. var. hirsutum
2) Gossypium hirsutum L. var. marie-galante (Watt) Hutch.
3) Gossypium hirsutum L. var. punctatum (K. Schum. & Thonn.) Roberty
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gossypium
Species:
Page counter: 1520 ( AVG: 222.25 / 291.354 )
Gallery:
Gossypium hirsutum
Cotton at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Gossypium hirsutum
Habit at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Gossypium hirsutum
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Gossypium hirsutum
Flower at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Gossypium hirsutum
With Megalagrion xanthomelas at La Perouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Gossypium hirsutum
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Gossypium hirsutum
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Gossypium hirsutum
Flower at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Gossypium hirsutum
Cotton at LaPerouse, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Gossypium hirsutum
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Gossypium hirsutum
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, CA, FL, HI, IL, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Gossypium hirsutum L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Gossypium hirsutum L. var. marie-galante (Watt) Hutch. [373]
2) Gossypium hirsutum L. var. punctatum (K. Schum. & Thonn.) Roberty [265]
3) Gossypium mexicanum Tod. [131]
4) Gossypium peruvianum Cav. [191]
5) Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem. [643]
6) Gouania cucullata H. St. John [141]
7) Gouania sandwichiana H. St. John [133]
8) Gouldia hillebrandii Fosberg var. nodosa Fosberg [95]
9) Gouldia terminalis (Hook. & Arn.) Hillebr. var. aspera Fosberg [142]
10) Gouldia terminalis (Hook. & Arn.) Hillebr. var. glabra Fosberg [139]
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